News of supreme court

Brazil's Bolsonaro hospitalised with abdominal pain

09-01-2023 18:49 Bolsonaro, 67, was admitted to AdventHealth Celebration acute care hospital outside Orlando, Florida, with abdominal pain.

President Alberto Fernández assails 'coup attempt' in Brazil

09-01-2023 00:00 Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner also condemns attack, attributing it to "hate speech in the media and social networks."

Pro-Bolsonaro rioters invade Brasília in challenge to Lula

08-01-2023 22:32 Thousands of supporters of Jair Bolsonaro stormed the country’s top government institutions on Sunday in an insurrection just a week after the former president left office.

Fernández launches bid to remove Supreme Court judges

03-01-2023 23:38 President Alberto Fernández launches parliamentary procedure against the Supreme Court in the latest stage in the executive's power battle with the Judiciary.

President snubs Supreme Court ruling, sparking crisis

23-12-2022 14:49 President Alberto Fernández's decision to disobey a Supreme Court order to return funding to the government of the opposition-controlled city of Buenos Aires, sparks an institutional crisis.

Supreme Court rules in favour of City Hall in federal revenue-sharing row

22-12-2022 09:49 Casa Rosada analysing next steps to follow after big judicial setback; Buenos Aires City Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta hails decision that boosts capital’s share of revenue-sharing percentage.

US abortion ruling roils midterm election campaign

01-07-2022 13:52 Supreme Court ruling upends race to crucial vote that will decide who controls Congress for rest of Biden’s term in office.

Supreme Court rejects case seeking ‘right to be forgotten’ online

01-07-2022 11:48 Argentina's Supreme Court rejects the “right to be forgotten” sought by Natalia Denegri, ruling in favour of Google.

US Supreme Court ends constitutional right to abortion

24-06-2022 11:23 The US Supreme Court on Friday ended the right to abortion in a seismic ruling that shreds half a century of constitutional protections on one of the most divisive and bitterly fought issues in American political life.

After abortion, gay marriage? Fears US court may target other rights

05-05-2022 13:51 With the US Supreme Court poised to roll back half a century of abortion rights, activists fear conservatives will set their sights on other constitutional freedoms like same sex unions.

Senator presents bill to reform Supreme Court

26-04-2022 16:28 Río Negro senator and former governor Alberto Weretilneck presents bill to reform Supreme Court, proposing 16 justices, gender equality and greater federalism.

Brazil's Bolsonaro defends pardon for controversial ally

26-04-2022 11:49 Far-right president has come in for criticism since pardoning Congressman Daniel Silveira, after Supreme Court sentenced 39-year-old lawmaker to eight years and nine months in prison for his role leading a movement calling for the court to be overthrown.

Opposition stages counter-protest in defence of Supreme Court

04-02-2022 16:02 Anti-government demonstrators protested in support of the Supreme Court on Thursday, responding to a government-backed rally demanding judicial reform two days earlier. 

Inside the Kirchnerite march on the Supreme Court

03-02-2022 16:46 Representatives of the ruling party and trade unionists sympathetic to the government were present. The reaction of the opposition.

Supreme Court rules 2006 reform of Magistrates Council was 'unconstitutional'

17-12-2021 02:48 In a unanimous ruling, the Supreme Court on Thursday declared that the the 2006 reform of the Council of Magistrates was unconstitutional.

Names in the frame circulate as Supreme Court deadline passes

03-12-2021 23:26 Deadline to nominate new justice for nation’s highest tribunal passes without fanfare; Government drawing up list of potential replacements for Elena Highton de Nolasco, but recognises process will take time.

by Ariel Stemphelet

Vacancy opens on Supreme Court as Highton de Nolasco resigns bench

09-10-2021 12:40 Supreme Court justice resigns from nation’s highest tribunal in letter to President Alberto Fernández. Highton de Nolasco, who was sworn in back in 2004, will leave her post on November 1.

Government faces challenges in choosing Highton de Nolasco's successor

09-10-2021 12:36 President Fernández must now choose a new Supreme Court justice. In the Senate, the numbers are not there – and the situation could get worse after December 10.

by Ariel Stemphelet

The other vote – government keeps close eye on Supreme Court

21-08-2021 19:47 Shortly after the upcoming PASO primaries, the members of the Supreme Court will vote to choose their next chief justice. As ever, the Casa Rosada has its preferences.

by Carlos Claá

Brazil Supreme Court allows Copa América to go ahead

11-06-2021 00:41 Brazil's highest court rules country can host the Copa América despite the coronavirus pandemic, clearing the way for the troubled football tournament to kick off.